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| Illustration art: Diamond Platnumz |
“Eneka,” a song by Bongo Flava artist Diamond Platnumz, has reached 20 million views on YouTube. The song tells a love story about someone he loves.
Diamond explains in the song that love is the only gift in a heart .
The lyric “washa penzi kama moto” (“ignite love like fire”) is a metaphor that shows strong, unshakable love—a love that holds together without faltering. This love is formed by happiness, like a burning fire showing the light of love, or a strong love that cannot be knocked down or made to slip by hatred.
The song is full of joy, with Diamond saying, “African baby sweet, sweet, Tanzania baby sweet, sweet.” These lines mean love flowing like honey for his Tanzanian lover, who is also African.
The song is built on a pleasing beat and sound, with entertainment as a key element, along with a good arrangement of the flow and the video overall. Love songs have remained loved by many fans around the world because they speak about people’s real lives in the world.